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A nice art passage from a book I'm reading now, WALKING THE TRAIL: ONE MAN'S JOURNEY ALONG THE CHEROKEE TRAIL OF TEARS, by: Jerry Ellis, Delta Books, 1991, page 127:

"... Every wall is bursting with paintings so rich in color and composition that they seem inspired. One shows two Indians on horses as they overlook a great valley. Another offers a family walking among bears and lions and lambs. A boy plays in the grass with a snake while a nearby garden prospers with vegetables and fruit trees. My favorite captures another family awed by a shower of shooting stars over a desert of camels."